Tim Duncan vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson and Tim Duncan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tim Duncan

vs.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 John Thompson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 John Thompson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 John Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 John Thompson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 John Thompson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.